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I'm in the market for a new mobile phone/contract.
My verizon contract is up next week.
I'm sick of paying $106 a month for it.
I used 8 min of my plan last month. It's a complete waste of money to even have it at this point.
As much as i'd like to get a droid/etc, i don't want the contract or high service fee that goes along with it.
So, i'm looking into some cheap stuff. pocket, boost, tracphone, etc. Stuff without contracts. plans under $40 a month and hopefully include a free or <$50 phone.
Anyone have any experience with service coverage? my understanding is that these places lease towers from the big3, etc.
I really don't want to get into something sold by the minuet.
Boost has the unlimited everything plan for $50.
Sprint now offers Everything Unlimited Plan for $69 a month, and that is unlimited web, text, and talk...
I can't remember the name of the provider, but there is a place in Meriden that opened a few locations that offers unlimited cell service for something like $30 a month. I can't remember the name of the place, but I will see if I can find it and send you a link...
AT&T -- cheapest plan -- $39.99 (450 any time minutes w/ rollover, 5000 night and weekend minutes) then add texting (200 messages for $5, 1500 messages for $15, unlimited for $20) then add taxes, fees and shit and you are up over $70
Sprint -- cheapest plan -- $49.99 (450 anytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited texting) add taxes fees and shit and you are up around $55-$65ish
T-Mobile -- cheapest plan -- $39.99 (500 any time minutes, unlimited nights and weekends) then add texting (unlimited messages $10) then add taxes fees and shit and you are once again up around $55-65ish
Verizon -- cheapest plan -- $59.99 (450 anytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited texting) add in taxes fees and shit and you are sitting in the $75 area
go here
Find Your Cheapest Cellular Service Plan - First off, are you looking for a plan for just yourself or for your family?
click through the questions (there is no personal or otherwise identifying shit)
going through and giving answers based on what you have said already i got these suggestions
no contracts
Boost Mobile - Boost Mobile (Prepaid) -- average $6.75-$7.83 monthly ($20.00 at least every 90 days)
Virgin Mobile - Pay by Minute (Prepaid) -- average $6.75-$7.00 monthly ($20.00 at least every 90 days)
T-Mobile - T-Mobile To Go (Prepaid) -- average $8.33-$8.42 monthly ($100.00 at least every 365 days.)
Cingular - GoPhone (Prepaid) -- average $8.42-$9.75 monthly ($25.00 at least every 90 days.)
for ATT, Sprint, T-Mobile, or Verizon, because you need the unlimited text messaging, none of them are going to give you a plan for a price you wont bitch about (you are looking at $50+ for any of them after all the taxes and fees)
all with 2 year contracts
AT&T -- cheapest plan -- $39.99 (450 any time minutes w/ rollover, 5000 night and weekend minutes) then add texting (200 messages for $5, 1500 messages for $15, unlimited for $20) then add taxes, fees and shit and you are up over $70
Sprint -- cheapest plan -- $49.99 (450 anytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited texting) add taxes fees and shit and you are up around $55-$65ish
T-Mobile -- cheapest plan -- $39.99 (500 any time minutes, unlimited nights and weekends) then add texting (unlimited messages $10) then add taxes fees and shit and you are once again up around $55-65ish
Verizon -- cheapest plan -- $59.99 (450 anytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited texting) add in taxes fees and shit and you are sitting in the $75 area
you could also look at Pocket Wireless
they have a plan with unlimited any time minutes and texting for $35... add in taxes fees and shit and you are probly around $50 with no contract
here are all of the links you need
Cell Phones and Cell Phone Plans - Wireless from AT&T
Sprint - Direct Connect Walkie Talkie Phones & Coverage Map
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Cell Phones, 3G Smartphones, Mobile Service and Cell Phone Plans - Verizon Wireless
Unlimited Wireless - Pocket Communications
here is another site to look at... you can compare phones and plans side by side
Free Cell Phones with New Cell Phone Plans - Shop Deals from Wireless Carriers - Wirefly.com
there really isnt anything left to do but make your choice
i just went to straight talk..
the tmobile plan you have shown of 500 min for 39.99 is the even more plan, he can do a even more plus plan of 500 min and unlimited text for 39.99 and no contract but has to pay full price for a phone. or even a 500 min talk only on even plus plan for 29.99
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It was weird that each one but verizon had a base price + extra cost VS just being rolled all together making it seem higher from the get go.
How many txt des B need? Verizon use to offer a $10.00 txt plan for 250in 250out txt It's not listed but I dont think it ever was.
another option is to pay per txt, if he uses a lot of txt it could add up.
Werd, love my G1. The only thing that sucks about using it with AT&T is that it can't access their 3G, so it's Edge only.The cheapest prepaid that I know of is Cricket Wireless. I have looked at their coverage area and they don't service much of CT. They have a $25 unlimited text/voice.
What I do is simple... I have an unlocked Tmobile G1, and I use it on the AT&T network. I spend...
$34 - 450 minutes with rollover
$30 - unlimited data and voice
With the new AT&T policy indicating all smartphones must pay 30 just for data... but within their guidelines, it does pertain to unlocked phones. So I pay 64+ tax for basically unlimited service but I had an existing contract.
I am sure you can get a prepaid sim and use it on the phone as well. The G1 is roughly 16 months old but it is still a solid Android phone.